Index: cp/decl.c
===================================================================
--- cp/decl.c	(revision 246414)
+++ cp/decl.c	(working copy)
@@ -15573,16 +15573,19 @@ finish_function (int flags)
   if (!processing_template_decl && FNDECL_USED_AUTO (fndecl)
       && TREE_TYPE (fntype) == current_function_auto_return_pattern)
     {
-      if (!is_auto (current_function_auto_return_pattern)
-	  && !current_function_returns_value && !current_function_returns_null)
+      if (is_auto (current_function_auto_return_pattern))
 	{
+	  apply_deduced_return_type (fndecl, void_type_node);
+	  fntype = TREE_TYPE (fndecl);
+	}
+      else if (!current_function_returns_value
+	       && !current_function_returns_null)
+	{
 	  error ("no return statements in function returning %qT",
 		 current_function_auto_return_pattern);
 	  inform (input_location, "only plain %<auto%> return type can be "
 		  "deduced to %<void%>");
 	}
-      apply_deduced_return_type (fndecl, void_type_node);
-      fntype = TREE_TYPE (fndecl);
     }
 
   // If this is a concept, check that the definition is reasonable.
Index: testsuite/g++.dg/cpp1y/auto-fn37.C
===================================================================
--- testsuite/g++.dg/cpp1y/auto-fn37.C	(revision 0)
+++ testsuite/g++.dg/cpp1y/auto-fn37.C	(working copy)
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// PR c++/80145
+// { dg-do compile { target c++14 } }
+
+auto* foo() { return 0; }  // { dg-error "unable to deduce" }
+auto* foo();
Index: testsuite/g++.dg/cpp1y/auto-fn38.C
===================================================================
--- testsuite/g++.dg/cpp1y/auto-fn38.C	(revision 0)
+++ testsuite/g++.dg/cpp1y/auto-fn38.C	(working copy)
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// PR c++/80145
+// { dg-do compile { target c++14 } }
+
+auto* foo() { }  // { dg-error "no return statements" }
+auto* foo();